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☆ A fire broke out at Tesla's Fremont factory once again, this time due to an oven
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla's Fremont, California, plant suffered a 2-alarm commercial fire Monday evening. The Fremont Fire Department reported no injuries and is investigating the cause. The Tesla Fremont factory has seen several fires over the years. AdvertisementOn Monday evening, a 2-alarm commercial fire occurred at Tesla's Fremont factory, which has experienced several fires over the past decade. Per a press release from the Fremont Fire Department, the fire "started inside an oven" and was extinguished "within less than an hour of crews arriving at the scene."

Persons: Tesla's, Tesla, — Organizations: Fremont Fire Department, Tesla Fremont, Service, Business Locations: Tesla's Fremont , California, Tesla's Fremont

☆ Tesla Fremont factory suffers another fire, investigation underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on April 24, 2024 in Fremont, California. A fire broke out at Tesla 's vehicle assembly plant in Fremont, California on Monday afternoon, according to a statement from the Fremont Fire Department, posted on social network X. The Fremont factory is Tesla's first mass EV manufacturing facility. On May 17, 2024 Tesla celebrated a milestone for its Fremont factory in conjunction with their battery factory outside of Reno, Nevada, saying they had surpassed production of 3 million vehicles. Fires at the Fremont factory in the past have sometimes necessitated a pause in production.

Persons: Tesla, Tesla's Fremont Organizations: Tesla Fremont Factory, Fremont Fire Department, Elon, Fremont, Environmental Health, Safety, California Employment, Bay, Air Quality Management, CNBC Locations: Fremont , California, Fremont, Reno , Nevada, California, Tesla's, Alameda County

☆ As Tesla layoffs continue, here are 600 jobs the company cut in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In an aerial view, brand new Tesla cars sit parked in a lot at the Tesla Fremont Factory on April 24, 2024 in Fremont, California. Faced with weakening demand for Tesla EVs and increased competition, the company has been slashing headcount since at least January. Previous filings revealed that Tesla would cut more than 6,300 jobs across California, Austin, Texas and Buffalo, New York. The WARN filing shows that to be the case, with many cut from the team at Tesla's Hanover Street location in Palo Alto. Read the latest WARN filing in California here:

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Tesla, Musk, Kato, CNBC's David Faber Organizations: Fremont Factory, California Employment Development Department, CNBC, Tesla, Tesla's, American, Twitter Locations: Fremont , California, California, Fremont, Palo Alto, Austin , Texas, Buffalo , New York, Tesla's Hanover, China, robotaxis, U.S

☆ Former Tesla SVP Drew Baglino is selling $181.5 million worth of stock, SEC filing says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former Tesla executive Drew Baglino, who announced his resignation earlier this month, sold shares in the electric vehicle company worth around $181.5 million, according to a filing on Thursday with the SEC. Baglino, who joined Tesla in 2006, is selling about 1.14 million of his shares, the filing said, listing an "approximate date of sale" of April 25, and describing it as an exercise of stock options. Tesla announced on April 15 that it's laying off 10% of its global workforce, following a drop in first-quarter deliveries and a steep slide in the stock price. Baglino announced his departure in a statement posted to X. Prior to the latest sale, Baglino had unloaded about $4 million worth of shares in two transactions this year — one in late February and the other in early April, filings show.

Persons: Drew Baglino, Baglino, Tesla, Rohan Patel, Baglino's, Musk, doubters Organizations: Fremont Factory, SEC, Tesla Locations: Fremont , California

☆ Tesla sued by 25 California counties over hazardous waste handling
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on May 13, 2020 in Fremont, California. Electric vehicle maker Tesla was sued by district attorneys representing 25 counties in California over the company's alleged improper handling of hazardous waste materials at facilities throughout the state. The company's first, high-volume EV factory in the world was its Fremont, California vehicle assembly plant, which it still owns and operates today. The lawsuit, The People of California v. Tesla Inc., was filed in a California state court in San Joaquin County on Tuesday. They also alleged that Tesla often failed to accurately label containers of hazardous materials that it generated, used or stored at its facilities, and failed to train employees in proper handling of hazardous waste.

Persons: Tesla, Eric Roesch, Roesch, Elon Musk, Moz.de Organizations: Tesla Fremont Factory, Electric, Tesla Inc, Reuters, SpaceX, CNBC, Cal . Health, Saf, Cal, Tesla, Economy Research Locations: Fremont , California, California, Austin , Texas, Palo Alto , California, San Joaquin County, Germany, Brandenburg

☆ Ex-Tesla factory worker loses bid for new trial in race bias
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on May 13, 2020 in Fremont, California. A Black former factory worker for Tesla lost his bid on Wednesday for a third trial in his race discrimination lawsuit against the electric carmaker, after a California federal judge rejected his claims that the company's lawyers had engaged in misconduct and tainted his trial. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last week, to allege rampant racial harassment at Tesla's flagship Fremont, California assembly plant. The judge ordered the second trial to determine damages after Diaz turned down a lower payout of $15 million. Orrick barred both sides from presenting new evidence or testimony at the second trial, which took place in March.

Persons: Tesla, William Orrick, Owen Diaz, staving, Diaz, baselessly, Orrick Organizations: Tesla Fremont Factory, U.S, Commission Locations: Fremont , California, California, San Francisco, Fremont

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